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New FalconTX

A town in Texas.

Land area

0 sq mi

Is New Falcon a good place to live?

New Falcon’s July high is 99°F, above both the Texas town median (95°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). We don’t grade New Falcon yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to New Falcon: who provides what

New Falcon is unincorporated, so Zapata County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMedina Electric Coop12.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterFalcon Rural WSC1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesZapata CountyZapata County provides services here

SchoolsZapata County Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereZapata County Early Voting ClerkZapata County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019

ZIP code7854578545 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in New Falcon.

Natural hazards

In New Falcon, the FEMA risk score runs lower than in the typical Texas or U.S. town

Expected losses in New Falcon break down as 46% from cold waves and 33% from inland flooding.

6risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Cold wavesInland floodingHurricanes

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What it facesVery low risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters11 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready2.2 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

New Falcon has mild winters and hot summers

Its January low is 48°F.

100°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter50–72°

Spring65–88°

Summer76–99°

Fall65–87°

+1.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

100°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 99°, January lows 48°Rain & snow20″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingMostly a cooling bill Then and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, more of New Falcon’s adults report frequent physical distress

Among 642 Texas towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than New Falcon. The share of adults in New Falcon who say their health is fair or poor is 43%. On the CDC’s 31 measures, New Falcon is ahead of Texas on 3 and behind on 20.

	New Falcon	Typical Texas town	Typical U.S. town
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	43%	24%	19%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	27%	13%	12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	22%	15%	14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	50%	30%	25%